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Pakistan’s did not renew the 2018 subsidy on wheat exports, announced earlier this year ($159 per metric ton), that expired on June 30.

Brazil’s MY 2018/19 sugarcane crush has been revised down to 610 million metric tons (mmt), due to dry weather in the major growing areas of São Paulo and Parana during the harvest season.

Widespread drought in Northwestern Europe is negatively impacting European Union (EU) sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19, forecast down 7 percent from the year before....

Post forecasts 2018/19 production at 123 million metric tons (mmt), a 3 percent increase on the previous season.

On September 21, 2018, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree establishing Country of Origin Labeling requirements on fluid milk and milk products made and marketed....

Algeria’s MY2018/2019 grain crop was good and reached 6.05 MMT.

FAS/Ottawa forecasts a 1 percent decline in total potato production for marketing year 2018/19, following a challenging growing year for potato growers across Canada due to high temperatures....

China’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast to increase for the third consecutive year, rising to 10.8 million metric tons (MMT).

Harvest is underway for spring/summer crops. The 2018/19 corn production forecast is lowered as weather and pest-related stress reduced yield potential.

On September 19, 2018, the “Research Sub-Committee for Genetically Modified Food” of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held its first public discussion on the handling of food products...

Turkey’s Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 sunflowerseed area and production is estimated at 750,000 hectares and 1.6 million MT, of which 1.45 million MT is oilseed.

Mexican sugar exports for MY 2018/19 are forecast to increase to 1.7 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV) on a production surplus, resulting in an unprecedented increase in export certificate....